Sweet Auburn Festival

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Visitors enjoy the activities offered at the Sweet Auburn Heritage Festival, held each year in the Auburn Avenue historic district. The festival was founded in 1984 by civil rights leader Hosea Williams.

Courtesy of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Sweet Auburn Festival

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